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America was once celebrated for and defined by its large and prosperous middle class. Now, this middle class is shrinking, a new oligarchy is rising, and the country faces its greatest wealth disparity in eighty years. Why is the economic system that made America strong suddenly failing us, and how can it be fixed?...

America's economy and democracy are working for the benefit of an ever-fewer privileged and powerful people. But rather than just complain about it or give up on the system, we must join together and make it work for all of us....

From one of the nations most valued voices on politics, business, and the economy, the bestselling author of "Locked in the Cabinet" and "The Work of Nations" discusses the clash between capitalism and democracy, in this timely, impassioned, and highly important book. Unabridged. 8 CDs.

Edited and contributed to by one of America's most respected political and economic thinkers, and containing essays by an impressive roster of experts, The Power of Public Ideas offers a controversial, timely, and incisive analysis of the impact of the public interest on governmental policy making.

The former Secretary of Labor and author of The Work of Nations takes a close-up look at the new economy and its impact on American life, discussing the vast opportunities and challenges of the Internet marketplace and its implications in terms of jobs and job stability, stress, economic and social stratification, the loss of leisure, family relationships, and more. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism. Written in clear and incisive prose, The Wealth of Nations articulates the concepts indispensable to an understanding of contemporary society; and Robert Reich's new Introduction for this edition both clarifies Smith's analyses and illuminates his overall relevance to the world in which we live. As Reich writes, 'Smith's mind ranged over issues as fresh and topical today as they were in the late eighteenth century--jobs, wages, politics, government, trade, education, business, and ethics.'

A memoir that shows how to effectively navigating the currents to achieve success while also maintaining balance, compassion and hope. It shares the author's experiences and learnings along a journey from corporate attorney to activist and social entrepreneur.

In a call to revitalize America's traditional two-party system, offers an argument that the tenets of liberalism must become part of the national political agenda in order to battle the radical conservatism and sets out a program for liberals to regain political power.

The best-selling author of Locked in the Cabinet and The Work of Nations furnishes an in-depth analysis of the clash between capitalism and democracy to create a system that has enlarged the economic pie while making democracy less effective, detailing inequities of income and wealth, job insecurity, and the escalating effects of global warming. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

America's economy and democracy are working for the benefit of ever-fewer privileged and powerful people. But rather than just complain about it or give up on the system, we must join together and make it work for all of us. In this timely audiobook, Robert B. Reich argues that nothing good happens in Washington unless citizens are energized and organized to make sure Washington acts in the public...

Updated and With a New IntroductionWhen the nations economy foundered in 2008, blame was directed almost universally at Wall Street bankers. But Robert B. Reich, one of our most experienced and trusted voices on public policy, suggests another reason for the meltdown. Our real problem, he argues, lies in the increasing concentration of income at the top, robbing the vast middle class of the...

Locked in the Cabinet is a close-up view of the way things work, and often don't work, at the highest levels of government--and a uniquely personal account by the man whose ideas inspired and animated much of the Clinton campaign of 1992 and who became the cabinet officer in charge of helping ordinary Americans get better jobs. Robert B. Reich, writer, teacher, social critic--and a friend of the...

Presents arresting black and white photographs and oral histories that chronicle the legacy of coalmining in southern West Virginia. This book features a complex portrait of people locked into an intricate web of geography, history, and unfettered profiteering.

If any book can change a nation's thinking, it has to be this brilliant and perceptive work by one of the most tough-minded bearers of the torch of liberalism. For in The Resurgent Liberal Robert B. Reich, a professor at Harvard, Secretary of Labor, and the author of the best-selling The Work of Nations, not only champions a cause but looks fairly and unblinkingly at the conservative opposition....

America's economy and democracy are working for the benefit of ever-fewer privileged and powerful people. But rather than just complain about it or give up on the system, we must join together and make it work for all of us. In this timely audiobook, Robert B. Reich argues that nothing good happens in Washington unless citizens are energized and organized to make sure Washington acts in the public...

From one of the nations most valued voices on politics, business, and the economy, the bestselling author of "Locked in the Cabinet" and "The Work of Nations" discusses the clash between capitalism and democracy, in this timely, impassioned, and highly important book. Unabridged. 8 CDs.

From the former Secretary of Labor, a plan to get the economy to work for everyoneWith his characteristic humor, humanity, and candor, one of the nations most distinguished public leaders and thinkers delivers a fresh vision of politics by returning to basic American values: workers should share in the success of their companies; those who work should not have to live in poverty; and everyone...